Background
Zeender, John Karl was born on March 12, 1917 in New Haven. Son of Alfred James and Margaret (Gillespie) Zeender.
Zeender, John Karl was born on March 12, 1917 in New Haven. Son of Alfred James and Margaret (Gillespie) Zeender.
Bachelor, Catholic University America, 1939. Master of Arts, Catholic University America, 1940. Doctor of Philosophy, Yale University, 1952.
Instructor history University Massachusetts, Amherst, 1948-1952, assistant professor, 1952-1957, associate professor, 1957-1959, Catholic University American, Washington, 1959-1964, professor, 1964-1984, professor emeritus, from 1984. Member Woodrow Wilson Fellowship Region Committee, 1961-1966.
Served with United States Army, 1942-1945. Member Central European History Association, American Catholic History Association (member executive council 1979-1981), American Association of University Professors.
Married Ruth Evelyn Smith. September 23, 1946; children– Mary Ann Zeender Donovan, John Jeffrey, Mark Peter, James Douglass, Thomas Lawrence.